Leon Shamroy, right, with Gene Tierney during production of LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN, 1945
- TitleLeon Shamroy material
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1 item(s) of artworks
1 item(s) of papers - Summary
The Leon Shamroy material includes a scrapbook documenting his career, photographs, and a drawing of Shamroy by director Frank Tashlin.
- BiographyLeon Shamroy was an American film cinematographer. He and Charles Lang share the record for most number of Academy Award nominations for Cinematography. During his five-decade career, he gained eighteen nominations with four wins for THE BLACK SWAN (1942), WILSON (1944), LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945) and CLEOPATRA (1963).
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- Acquisitions InformationGift of Patricia Shamroy Shaw, 2015.
- Preferred citationLeon Shamroy material, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 1919
- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
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